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Yesterday's health return shows three cases of plague (one fatal)) and one fatal occurrenas, of an- taria fever. All ware Chinese,
Messrs. Gerin, Drevard and
1895.
(Compiled from the Hongkong Telegraph" kles for week- Inding June 28IN, 1895)
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THE DOLLAR.
Co, have been granted a licence June 7th-The rate of the to trade under the Non-Ferrous Dollar, on demand, today is Metal Industry Ordinance, 1919, 1-1/2d.
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SHIPPING NOTES:
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY
(BY: "NEPTUNE").
Cumnor! Place, De Orford What is the best method of procedure in the case of a serians, which ha in the market, GaMa accident occurring on board of a from the sixteeniä century, ana- Tezel lying at a buoy in the bar occupies the site of the aririnal bour? When I say serious ICumnor, of Sir Walter Scout' mean one that, filing competens {“Kenilworth." In 1360 the Cum- medical assistance însidə of half-nor estate belonged to Anthany an-hour, is more than likely to Forster, and it was on September ba fatal, for it is a matter of 8 in that year that Amy Robsart, common knowledge that even the wife of Lord Dudley, aftari
if there are pampans along-wards Earl of Leicester, met her
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JUSTICE 19 THE GREATEST IN HONGKONG TWENTY- If wa had bead inclined to be at TEREST OF MAN ON EARTH.
FIVE YEAR'S AGO all forgetful of the great amount] Daniel Webster af work that is being done by the Botanical and Forestry Depart- ment than the repart for the year 1919 which has just been issued would have corrected us. One cannot read through the seven- teen-paged report without realis- ing the debt we owe to this De compartment which is not only
side they will either clear out or untimely death at the hands of natural aged in making and keeping our Calony beautiful but which
make extortionate demands if her host and his accomplice, Sir la also doing work of decided
they are called op to take a sick Richard Varney. They vainly It is notified that the name of commercial value. We read
or wounded man ashore. Even if tried to poison' Amy, and then, to June 29th.-The Tamar, now they do consent, what chanes has make assurance doubly sure, they how there have been experiments the Anglo-French Steam Naviga
growing
tion Company of Hongkong, testing improved varieties of sugar cane, Limited, has been struck off the blog fisted out at Davenport, to the poor unfortunste sufferer first strangled haz, and then threw replace the Victoria Emmanual from (say) a compound fracture her downstairs. The original Register.
has long is to be repaired just sufficiently of the femur or (say) bail burna house. [distribution of spineless pineapple plants, the collection of samples
to enable her to undertake the or scalds, getting in medical aid demolished. of straw that might be found The King's Exequatur em voyage out. The work of prepar without excruciating torture?, Is suitable for hat making, and powering Mr. Edgrado Rojas ing her to serve as a receiving there any provision of any sort for Philately is one of the fow
will be carried many other activities that go to Huneaus to act as Chilian Consul ship
dealing with this situation prom-sclances which put a premium on
Among ptly in our Harbour where there errors.
the bundred important department. The Majesty's signature.
are hundreds of winches always thousand stamps which Masars number of young trees that were
working day and night? True Pattick and Simpson recently sold planted on the island and in the
Bm- The King's Exequatur June -We are heartily glad there probably is an International is a rare Togo siamp, made valu- New Territories must run into powering Mr. Pedro Vicente to welcome back to his place Code Signal which reads "Wantable by an error in printing. One many thousands, though there Batelbo to
Medical Assistance of the curiosities of the catalogue set as Consul for among us our friend, Mr. T. F. Urgent are the usual complaints anent Nicaragua in Hongkong has Hough, who arrived by the Glen-which can be made by the vessel, is the "Tasmanian Twin" lot-two destruction, accidental and care-received His Majesty's signature.frain yesterday, looking we are but is there any provision made penny stamps which have dever less, by natives. We find that
clad to be able to say, well and for taking and reparting that been saparated since their birth Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which require: Chinese are distilling camphor in! For the Humphrey Bishop per-15t. We can assure Mr. Hough signal to some one who can render in 1853. A special war interest then to forward their naines and addresses with commutations the New Territories, denuding formance at the City Hall to that his accident at the Race the desired service to humanity bangs about the East African German fiscal stamps, overprint- A soures of very addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but a and trees of all foliage for such a pure night. Messrs. Wiseman have Course was
pose. Hongkong shipped over half obtained a licence and will sell sincere regret to everyone in the "Standard "shipbuilding, while jed: but collectors eyes may be All communications intended for publication should be address a million bulbs to America last intoxicating liquors as well as Colony who had ever known him, it may cease to be known as such, expected to glisten most over the
rear and the Department had to light refreshment.
that in his severe and prolonged will continue to exercise a consid-chance of buying three stamps. inspeet all these to certify that
sufferings he had had our erabe influence on marine archiwith their errors thick upon them, they were free from insects pests
and ear tecture, and also keep the con-ofa Red Cross issue of which The firing heard this morning sincere sympathy The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36jand fungus diseases. The whole
his recovery, sumption of steel lower, relative only 12 are known to exist. brimful of work in the Harbour proceeded from est pragers for Frepari per annum. (Payable in Advance!
WO all sincerely to carrying, than it was before The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip done and
interesting the U.S.S. Helena which was and
Very litle is being done to tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for alreading for those whose like to saluting the dag of the French hope that after a brief residence the war. There has always been
Hearn of such data. The Depart Commodore, Captain Marguerse here, he will End himself as repetition work: that is, a certain salve the ships torpedoed in the The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addresser ment spent $31,457 and only earn of the French armoured cruiser sound in mind and limb as when Erm or shipbuilders would turn out war which litlar these British last he bore the popular "Blus cessel after vessel of one design coasts. There are known to be is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copiesled $5,307, so it is only reasonable Desaix.
and Silver" of the Princely for a certain firm of owners some 120 vessels lying in less delivered at their residences without any extra charge. Os copies to expect that the Colony should
House to victory on our race-There was great economy in this than 12 fathoms of water, a depth His Excellency the Governor course. We hope that Mr. so far as drawings and patterns at which salvaga operations are sent by post an additional $1.50 per quarter is charged for postage. get some benefit for such a spend-
Single Copies, Daily, ten cents,
ing department. It is in conner-has, under instructions hom the Hough will at once resume bis were concerned, while it also comparatively easy. Bat the
of State for the
position 4.3 Clerk of Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered foration with this expenditure that Secretary
the the simplified
ordering and work is always speculative, and fixed period will be continued until countermanded.
Wo should like to call public Colonies, recognised Senor Don
Course.
obtaining of materials. But it commercial companies will not was not standardization, except undertake it unless Miey can hope The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be attention to something with which Adolfo Scilingo as Vice-Consul It may be for the Republic of Argentine in
within the limits of one yard, for pe hits proportionate to the belivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company. Led. We can hardly agree. Shameen. Canton, who are our agents there.
that we haven't conned the facts Hongkong.
The Govaromant lien on July 2nd-Will it be possible and it was practised by only ask properly, but we give them as we
to stir up sumciat energy few firms. War-time experience excess profits prevents that, so extract and understand them.
It is notified that, at the ex-t
has demonstrated to all the ship the wrecks are being left where Hongkong to promote piration of bree months, the
Subbuilding firms the great value of they are to decay and to destroy the INFORMATION NEEDED,
public meeting on Cherry Embroidery Company. ject Di
up uniformity of designs, and the the nets of trawlers. The naval opening the Under the heading of “Gardens Limited will unless cause 3 and Grounds" we and that the shown to the contrary, be strack of the West River and to raise great economies which could be salvage service has been d3mo- funds suthciently to pay the cost effected by ordering materials in bilis d. but is ought to be possible cricket pitch on the Hongkong of the Register and the Company of a strongly worded telegram to the mass for a number of shipa, for the Government to employ the Cricket Clubground was treated will be dissolved.
the Foreign Office, urging action ard by baving ma erials which salvaga..companies plant on a with artificial fertilizer in March
while yet there is time and op-could be utilised by any of these percentage basis. and the zuri was repaired as re- quired. The ass lawns and The Hon. Mr. John Johnstone, portunity? We are afraid not ships and ere not suitable for
Judicial observationiirpin the the taipan of Messrs. Jardine. The leaders of public opinion in caly one of them. The prejudice banks -3 the Helena May Institute were eut regularly and Matheson and Company, is leav- Hongkong are getting old and against "standardisation" is not
Shanghai feeble and have taken as their 5G strong as it used to be when bench that there is an tokdemic the grounds kept in good ordering Hongkong
comparative And then later on we find under un the 1st of next month. He motto quista non movere. The it was first tried. It is still of bigamy are fully belle brut by the sub-heading
Fanling, Gelfll probably be absent from the Hongkong Branch of the China admitted that there must always the
Association has done nothing be a wide range of ship construc- Criminal Statistics issued by the Course" that several of the fair Colony for some six monits.
worthy of its
tion to which the method canno: Home Office. They take us no ways were given a top-dressing
arch and artificial A Chinese bricklayer who the parent association sincs i be applied, but the range within farther than 1918, but they show and instead of doing which it can be applied is much how matters were shaping. For manure. The enment is added sustained some injuries to bis left started.
and or four years ago.
the average number of trials for Mr. Asquith appears to have fought rather a hege' hand when that "the improvement in the shoulder and face, caused by a the little it does openly, and wider than was anticipated three the first 14 years of the century bigamy was about 110. In 1915 public he sought in the House of Commons to secure apressal of meas truf which has received the no-piece of flying reek during blast-ealisting public opinion
opinion, it which would limi: British control and influergy in Mesopotamia we are not surprised at that, but site
Innal dresssings is very marked."ing operations on a new building inviting
and evades wasbates publicity.
The United States Shipping there was a jump to 211. Next al Conduit Road. We are rather clad that that was su for Britain has a crest and
2.3 if it were aBoard is still in a quandary about year the figure was 317; in 191. beneficers mission to fulfil in that country. It will be remembered are surprised to find that in yesterday sent to the Government criticism
mysterion Government depart-the disposal of its wooden ships, it was 435, and in 1918 it was 593. that under the terms of the Turkish Peace Treaty, Mestecami w the detailed table of revenue there Civil flospital.
ment. It has been trusting to of which 592 were built. Sobody When we get the total for 1919
full month.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 260 1920
OUR MISSION IN MESPOT".
population through the power of British arms. as Mr. Asquith has sabi, that we hate to legal footing in
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ance of the country was placed in British hands, because to mere the Helene Mar Institute or the whether British subjects or not fulfill his duty to the British,j proved to be eren worse than iter. Bigamy is the uni- vima, declared an independent State and the mandate for the gover?eiptseither from the Cricket Club It is notifed that all persons, Lord Rosebury to recognise and wants the ships, which have it will probably be a good deal create the State and then leave it to the fender meriya ni fate woul Golf Course. Does that te to place in jeopardy that her which has been won for that the Colony-is pasing for have their passports duly visandthat it woulu bave been better out to be when wood ship cons-any increase during the war. tried at sizes and quarter say, there what should be borne by the for Egypt by a British Consulari for its numerous members had truction was decided upon. Their Offences serious enough to be
in operation has proved so troub e-
sessions dropped to less than half Mesopotamia' is the veriest nonsense. i would seem that the exembers of these prikale Clube Officer or other competent British princes and lords, and more some that operators do not care
[{themselves? We know of otfcial. In the case of persons Premier nierely wants the mandate combined to a emull and marshy several Clube who bad part of the country, although, 29 Mr. Ligd fieonge neatly pointelį
ordinarily resident in Egypt this "pash" in other parts of the to bother with them and such of the number recorded in the fire,
Empire.
these ships as have performed years from 1999 to 1913. thave nut, it was Mr. Asquith himself who made the agreement winder!
their" grounds re-turied {visa may be dispensed with. it a
deep sea voyages have cost so which Britain was made responsible for the whole of one of the three season and who paid for the issued under the authority of the end of the past written permit to enter Egypt
much for repairs, detention, etc.) Ravensworth Castle, the sale of vilavets into which the conning is divided.
that they are now being laid up the furniture of which is to be We rather expected to bear the suggestion that Britain work themselves and there is the Minister of the interior a pro-
as fast as they reach home ports. one of the events of this month Mesopotamia hecause of it- great resources in cotton avi oil hat aural query rested "Why duced.'
was once described by a cadet of Mr. Asquith weat rather too far when he implied that our while should the two sports clubs men.
Owing to the impossibility, in the house as a "grim old dwell- policy is dictated by this circumstance
tioned above have their grounds An Exthunian, named Jacob! Again he was given kept in good order free, gratis Reiopere, is now in the custody
the near future, of getting spitable ing." and, if furniture could speak. forceful rejoinder by the Premier, when the latter declared that and for nothing when they are of the Police as the result of his CHINESE JOURNALISTS ON Guild and the Marine Eagiorers of some of Ravensworth's owners. offices, the China Coast Officers' it would bave curious tales to tell arrangements had been made with private Companive, and that the whole oil property in Mosul father of the three viferets belongot open to all members of the
obtaining a
Guild of China are seriously con- for the Liddells have always been a These public?" to the Arab State. Mr. Bhoyd George definitely indicated Blitshi
are privatej passage from Shanghai free
sideriog the advisability of family of strongly marked char. Hongkong fairness when he stated that the views of the Arah leaders are tole flute and are considered to be
by stowing!
acteristics. It was the first lord › establishing a floating office. exclusive taken regarding the best method of establishing a Government and
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who walking abroad, met a nurse later on also when he declared that our poting has been, and still only reasonable that the members He was brought on before, the two Chinese editors. The freight market continues with a handsome baby, stopped
and ROC the public the releasing of the non-Turkish populations from Turkish sway,
should Magistrate for examination inly from Canton and Hongkong fat. There have been a few fix them and asked, with compli In other words, we are in Mesopotamia una liberating and civilian pay for round repairs. The morning, and stated that proceeded to Japan a few days tores reported, one time meats, whose child it was.
Fanling question was unce came to Shanghai from Harbin, missioh, and we cannot but think that that mission will be dischaalsed in Council if we rememberbu: could get no job there ago at the invitation of Japaneseicharter for three months-a 2,300l" Why. it's your OWL!" SIA ed to the manifest advantage and benet of the people of the
scandalised nurse, It country. We are assured by the Premier that not a farthing will leacile, but it seems that a on his last legs when he businessmen and joumalists. The ton outsider, at $12,000 per month, the
by object of the visit is the establish and a China Navigation Company was be who, in old age, med spent except to carry out that mission, hy the fulfilment of whithittle faller, ventilation of the decided we shall add lustre and glory to the Empire.
present position is needed. The the Japanese boat. It was statedment of better relations between vessel, the name to be declared Into great his many relatives when Japan and South China. which ter on, at 55 cents for 25.000 picals they came down to see biis at It is most gratifying that the House of Commons bas so public should know just why it the Police that the prisoner have been severely strained by option 30.000 picals at 50, cents, Ravensworth with "Ob, dọar, 1. overwhelmingly endorsed our poling in this freed country.
is that public foods are spent had $10 on his person which they the recent violence of the boycottto beloaded at the second half of am very glad to see you; when. that way. One of Our Un the first time for many centuries, prosperity is coming to
are now taking care of, pending the land, which
the seventies the head of the has been so badly misruled by the Turks Officials could do a lotis service result of a conference with the movement. Japanese businessmen this month for the Newchang-sre you going away? Even in
and statesmen are soxious that & Dalny-Hongkong-Canton run. It is # most wonderfully fertile country, but its cultivation a question or tæn
Captain Superintendent of Police.better feeling should prevail and bear that the &t. Allings, owned house kept up the old patrician and progress have been greatly hampered by Turkish rule. Since ANTI-DUMPING BILL.
with this object in view will enter by Messrs. H.M.H. Femazee and ideas to such an extent that be the British occupation, a wonderful transformation has been effect.
into a discussion with the Chinese Co., has been chartered at 90 ever opened a telegram bimself. ed: Big irrigation schemes have been put in hand, communications We were a little disappointed have been improved and the people are happier than ever they have to learn that the Home Govern-the war and it is certainly journalists on aspects of the cents per picul, her capacity being but always sent it to bis agent to
The 8. open for him. been before, Mesopotamia has a great future, and it has fallen toment intends to proceed with the much less of an evil now. Any Shantong question, and also the about 38,000 piculs. Britain to help in making it. In the war, we spent millions of so-called Anti-Damping Bill be-tariff or prohibition will tend to advantages of a full resumption of Rupara, also owned by Hosary. pounds and many precious dives in freeing the land from, Turkit cause we rather fancied that bolster up prices (when all efforts trade between Japan and the South. H. M. H. Namazee, bas been The journalists are proceeding chartered for the Hongkong. misrule and extortion and in safeguarding our own interests in after the protests made against it.bould be to bring them down) India. Secessionists of the type of Mr. Asquith would now especially by Sir John Simon, and will also be a check on that under the aegie of Mr. Hata, Manila run at current rate. The WOMEN'S STATUS AT OXFORD
AND CAMBRIDGE. bave us clear out and leave the Arabs to their own fate. That there had come a réalisation competition which is the health correspondent of the Japanese 9.9. Allinga has been chartered for
Convocation at Oxford recantly that it was not would be a betrayal of our duty to the liberated populace. besiles
only onest and most moral thing in Press at Canton who acts as the Haiphong-Jave run. There risking fresh and even graver trouble in the Middle East. As necessary
direct business. Tariffs are not benefits guide during the trip to Japad. has been a fair demand for tou passed without opposition the ly opposed to the principle to the people at large but are the and will perform the necessary nage for Saigon-Phillipines, and statale providing for the watrico- legacies of the war, Britain has been called upon to act in a capathy of free trade. The argument in desire of interested parties. If introductions to the prominents outsider of 25,000 piculs has lation and admission to degrees of guardianship both to Mesopotamia and to Palestine. These are great trusts, carrying great responsibilities. To ignore them would support of it, namely the pro-lever there is to come s freedom statesmen and businessmen of been fixed at 35 cents per picul in the University of Women. Tha be to desert and leave in the lurch those to whom we bare brought tection of British industries from in trade exchange, a better inter-the Island Empire. It is the Among the colliers a local fixture, Cambridge Syndicats appointed long-awaited freedom. Little Englanders and their like 7 nderpaid outside competition, is course between the peoples of the intention of the journalists to namely, an 0.8.K. steamer, is re- to consider the question scoff, but these are some of the "white man's burdens" that have a little specious these days and world and real internationalism combine business with pleasure ported at baving beep put through divided in opinion; half have TE to be taken up. By shouldering them, Britain, is serving bursanity will be for a good many years we shall have to put all such during their stay in Japan by for Hangsy to Hongkong at $2.75 ported in favour of admission to
to come. We in a very real and practical sense. It is something to feel that the
never viewed things as Anti-Dumping Bills tour of the principal cities of per ton. There is no demand for fall membership, and balf in "dumping"
Japan. Their stay has been Japan to Hongkong, the rate favour of a separate university at old spirit still animates.us, and that the distressed and distraught|
the evil it was into the category of things out-
being about Yen 7 per ton. Cambridge. peoples of the world can look to Britain for sympathy and for help. Tepresented to be even before worn.-
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